Ayn Rand was born on February 2, 1905 in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia] as Alissa Zinovievna Rosenbaum. She was a writer and actress, known for Love Letters (1945), The Fountainhead and We the Living (1942). She was married to Frank O'Connor. She died on March 6, 1982 in New York City, New York, USA.